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Methods of sealing boxes with adhesive tape utilizing multiple tape rolls
US 6,004,424 A · Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company · Inventors: Faust; Michael C.
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- Filed August 16, 1994 and granted December 21, 1999. A patent filed before June 8, 1995 lasts 17 years from grant or 20 from filing, whichever is longer, so its term ended December 21, 2016.
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FiledAugust 16, 1994
GrantedDecember 21, 1999
Term endedDecember 21, 2016
Application number08/291176
Classification (CPC)B65B51/067 +2 more
Length11 pages
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